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A. ,BENNET'L OF ROCKFORD,` ILLINOIS. Lettere Patent No. 73,224, dated Jar-wary 14, 18.68; anteolated Janary 4, 1868.

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T O -ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONGERN:

Beit known ,that LA. BENNETT, of Rockford, in the county of Winnebago, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gultivators; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description-thereof; which will enable others skilled in the art to 'make and use the same, reference being hadvto the'accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in whichl Figui-e1 is a. vertical longitudinal section of'my improved cultivator, taken in the line 'as x, tig. 2.

Figure Zis a top view.- l I i Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. l

This inventionl relates to improvements in corn-cultivators, and consists in the 'combination and arrangement of a sllllcy-frame mounted on two wheels, and double ploughfbeams attached thereto, for'the shovels to work4 on bothsides of a row of corn, in such a manner as to be entirely under the control of the driver in his seat, who, with his feet,i s enabled to adjust the shovels laterally in either direction, to adapt them to followv crooked rowsot'pplants and dodge stones or other obstructions which might damage the machine by striking against the shovels. Devices for adjusting the depth of the shovels, and other purposes, are also provided, by which my improved cultivator is operated with great ease by a common farm-hand or boy, to perform the work of cultivating corn with dispatch and thoroughness.

A A are the side beins of a. carriage-frame mounted on wheels B B. C C are plough-beams, connected at the front .ends byan' iro'n bitching-rod, 2z, the middle of which is bent to forman eye or loop for bitching the double-tree, and the ends of which arefastened to the front cross-beam I), and kpass through holes in the ends of the plough-beams in such manner that they can'vibrate laterally in either direction. The shovels c e are attached to each of the stocks d d, one inside and the other outside, to work on both sides of the row ofcorn nearer andvfarth'er from the hills. An upright hand-lever, e, is hinged. or pivoted to each ofthe plough-beams, and passes up through caps or staples g, on the rear cross-beam E, to which they are each secured by a pin, k, put through any one ,of a series of holes iri the lever'for holding the plough-beams with the shovels, at any required height. Movable steps,f, are attached to the levers e, and held upon them by notches in the sides of the levers to support the feet of the driver while in thefseat F, andenable him, to control and move the shovels i laterally either way, which movements of the levers may also be made with thehands'. i A chain, h, is' also attached to -eachplough-beam, which passes over the rear-cross-beam E, and on the end of each chain is suspended a stirrup, m,`-by which the driver can raisethe shovels from the ground, as desired, after releasing the levers e, by removing'the pins k. The'ploughfbeams C C are connected by a semicircular brace-plate or red, n, having holes in the ends to fasten it to the beams and regulate their distance apart; and the plough-stocks or-standards d are pivoted at their upper ends to the plough-beams;C, and are connected also with the'beams by adjustable braces p p, the upper ends ofwhich are held in slotted bolts r 1', by wooden pins, which pass through any one of a series of holes in the ends of the braces, to give Athe shovels more or lss pitch.V 'The pins are made ot'wood, so that when the shovels strike any bard substance, the` pins shall break without injury to any other part of the machine.

Havingdescribed my invention, I claim'a's new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-4 A1. The bitching-iron a, in combination with the plough-beams C C, and the front cross-beam D, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein described,

2. Iclaim also the chain L, with the stirrup lm, at one ehd, connected with the plough-beams C C at the other endfand passing over the rear cross-beam E, to raise the beams and shovels, as described.

3. `I claim also the upright hand-levers e e, hinged or pivoted to the plough-beams C C, and passing through the staples gg on 'the cross-beam E, to whichthe'y are secured by pins k lc, arranged and operating as and for 'the purposes described. Y l

4. I claim also the movable foot-pieces or steps f, on the levers Ae e, held in place by notches in thesides ofthe levers, as andfor the purpose specified.

5. The adjustable braces p p and slotted bolts r r, arranged in relation with the beams C and standard d, to regulate the pitch of the shovels, as hereinishown and described.

- A. BENNETT.

Witnesses: THOMAS SULLY, 0. A. PsNNoYEn. 

